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Report from the Cambridge Cybercrime Conference

Schneier on Security

Clive Robinson • July 14, 2025 7:08 PM @ Bruce, A brief look through suggests that there is no “original crime” being demonstrated. Summaries of the presentations are here. ’ They should have been investigating all government sponsored activities. It’s something I noted long ago on this blog and in other places.

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Mobile malware evolution in 2024

SecureList

million attacks involving malware, adware or unwanted mobile software were prevented. Adware, the most common mobile threat, accounted for 35% of total detections. million malware, adware or unwanted software attacks targeting mobile devices. Apple removed the infected apps in February 2025. A total of 1.1 A total of 1.1

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Macs targeted by info stealers in new era of cyberthreats

Malwarebytes

These findings come from the 2025 State of Malware report. Some info stealers dont even require an additional stepthey can take cryptocurrency directly from a victims online accounts. Now, in 2025, another info stealer is raising red flags all across cyberspace, and this time, it isnt interested in Windows devices.

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Mobile statistics

SecureList

IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Non-mobile statistics Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in the first quarter of 2025: A total of 12 million attacks on mobile devices involving malware, adware, or unwanted apps were blocked.

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IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q1 2025. The quarter in numbers In Q1 2025: Kaspersky products blocked more than 629 million attacks that originated with various online resources. The information was provided by Kaspersky users who consented to sharing statistical data. Gen family.

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Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

SecureList

Most threats uncovered on PC and mobile devices were adware, but dangerous malware was also present: from stealers to bankers, often leading to the loss of not just credentials but money, including cryptocurrency. Another common type of software spread as games is adware, which shows illicit advertising against users’ wish.

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Black Hat SEO Poisoning Search Engine Results For AI to Distribute Malware

Security Boulevard

version, window resolution, cookies, user agent) before redirecting potential victims to malware.These campaigns have distributed malware like Vidar, Lumma, and Legion Loader (which in turn has deployed cryptocurrency-stealing extensions).In million hits associated with this domain since January 2025. 20(windows%20nt%2010.0%3B%20win64%3B%20x64)%20applewebkit%2F537.36%20(khtml%2C%20like%20gecko)%20chrome%2F131.0.0.0%20safari%2F537.36&tzd=-7&uloc=&if=0&ct=3&ctc=0&